Xinhua News Agency+| No matter how difficult or dangerous it may be, we must "race" against floods - directly hit the front line of flood control in Heilongjiang | People | Heilongjiang
Harbin, August 5th (Xinhua) -- In recent days, Harbin, Mudanjiang and other cities in Heilongjiang Province have been hit by heavy rainfall, causing multiple rivers to form the first flood of the year. Vehicles have been wading in the water, people have been trapped, and roads have been blocked. Heilongjiang Provincial Meteorological Observatory and other departments have continuously issued multiple meteorological warning messages.
On August 4th, firefighters from the Special Service Brigade of Harbin Forest Fire Brigade transferred trapped residents to a safe area in Wanshan Village, Yishanpo Town, Shangzhi City. Shen Jizhong
During this round of heavy rainfall, the flood disasters in Shangzhi City and Wuchang City in Harbin were relatively severe. On the afternoon of the 4th, more than 90 firefighters were busy working in front of the gate of Hope Middle School in Shangzhi City. They used shovels to shovel sand and put it in bags, and built a row of sandbag embankments in front of the gate to prevent floods from entering the campus. Zhang Libo, deputy leader of the Harbin Forest Fire Brigade, told reporters that the team immediately began rescue operations after arriving in Shangzhi City on the afternoon of the 3rd. Strengthen embankments, transport materials, transfer trapped personnel, and rescue trapped vehicles in the main urban area of Shangzhi City and Yimianpo Town.
"No matter how difficult or dangerous it is, we must 'race' against floods and fully protect the safety of people's lives and property." Zhang Libo received orders from his superiors and prepared to rush to another dam where a dangerous situation occurred.
On August 4th, the relocated residents took a bus to the resettlement site of Yachen Middle School in Wuchang City. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Haodong
On the 5th, the reporter met Chen Shifen, a villager from Xinxing Village in Wuchang Town, at the resettlement site of Yachen Middle School in Wuchang City. She arrived here on the morning of the 4th. "I heard the village loudspeaker announcing the evacuation inside, and a bus came to pick me up. I packed up and quickly came out," she said. At first, I was quite anxious, but when I arrived at the resettlement site, I saw familiar villagers and busy staff. "My heart was both calm and warm."
Chen Lihua, the principal of Yachen Middle School, said, "We received a notice at around 5 pm on the 3rd that we wanted to requisition the school as a resettlement site. At 8 pm, we welcomed the first batch of relocated residents. Currently, there are still batches of relocated residents coming, and about 40 faculty and staff members have come to help organize people to queue up, register, and allocate rooms."
"I haven't slept a full night for several consecutive days," Yu Yangyang, a firefighter from Mudanjiang Fire Brigade, told reporters. In recent days, he has been transferring trapped people, and in some places where vehicles cannot reach, people have waded into the water and walked there. Some elderly and disabled people have difficulty moving, and multiple firefighters have adopted relay carrying methods.
On the 4th, the flood control emergency response in Mudanjiang City was raised to level 2. The relevant person in charge of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Mudanjiang City introduced that two elderly care institutions, including 53 elderly people and 14 staff, have been transferred in Mudanjiang City, and other elderly care institutions have been supervised to strictly implement the 24-hour duty system during the flood season. In case of any sudden disaster, they should be dispatched and reported in a timely manner.
